【Entry Number 72】
The current Suidsu Parking Area sits atop the remains of the old Suidsu Station, along the Hokuriku Line’s former main line. So beautiful that train conductors would announce it to passengers, it captivated the attention of Emperor Taisho such that the train he was riding was delayed to allow him to enjoy the view.
【Entry Number 73】
At the source of the Sh? River, which winds through Tsuruga City, lies the Ike no Kouchi Wetlands, a preserve surrounded by mountains and largely untouched by human hands. Nakaikemi, which borders the eastern limits of Tsuruga, is bordered by Mt. Tedsutsu and comprises an area of 25 hectares guarded by mountains.
【Entry Number 75】
Towering over the southwestern edge of Tsuruga is Mt. Nosaka (elev. 914m), said to have been a favorite of the great priest Kobo. Owing to its appearance changing little from every angle, it has come to be known as the “Mt. Fuji of Tsuruga,” and its beauty has been renowned for generations.
【Entry Number 78】
Alongside Miho no Matsubara (Shizuoka Prefecture) and Niji no Matsubara (Saga Prefecture), kehi no Matsubara is one of the three largest beach areas in Japan. The view created by its white sands and 17,000 pine trees have earned it national recognition as a place of scenic beauty.
【Entry Number 79】
Muzushima, an island comprised of two smaller sand islands, floats in Tsuruga Bay near the pristine beaces of Iro ga Hama. The clear blue waters of the ocean cresting over the shore bring to life the very views that captivated poets Saigyo and Basho, whose works rhapsodized about their allure.
【Entry Number 70】(Turuga City、Minamiechizen Town)
From Tsuruga City to Minami Echizen-cho, vestiges of the rail lines that supported the prefecture’s growth and development dot the landscape. In Tsuruga City’s Tone area, the Kotone Tunnel, through which the former Hokuriku Main Line ran until 1964, still stands today, its keystone bearing the year of its construction, 1881.
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